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@auch e tetra gefreut @Him Leners Patent No. 74,255, dated February 11, 1868.

IMPROVED'CAB. FOR TRANSBORTING AND DRYING PEAT\ @la rtehult mma tu in tteatttteri tant 2mn making part nf tige same.

'ro ALL WHOM 1T MAY coNcERN:

Be it known that I, DANIEL E. TML, of the town of Norwich, county of Chenango,.and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Modeof Drying Peat, `and of transporting it from the bed where it is dug, or from the mill where it is manufactured, to any desired locality and I do hereby declare that thcfollowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i

Fhe nature of my invention consists in the construction of portable cars or drying-racks so constructed that wheels can bc attached or detached, and one set of four wheels can be made to answer for many cars or racks.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa longitudinal elevation, and

Figure 2 an end view of thesaine.

To make the car or rack, I take seantling, three by four inches, and for ordina-ry purposes make the car o1 rack four feet wide by twelve feet long. I take two pieces of scantling4 and frame them together transversely, as represented in iig. A of the drawing. Cross-bars a are framed to the ends of these transverse pieces. Upon this' frame, slats b are laid both crossweise and lengthwise, which form a loose iloor to spread peat upon. Upon this I place other transverse pieces d, cross-bars, andslats, in the manner above described, to form another door to spread peat upon, andfloors can be constructedV in the same manner and for the same purpose,vto any desired height. Upon the top of the car thus constructed and lbtded, at each end, a cross-bar, e, is placed for the purposes of a. roof, and of fastening the cur..` Upon the top and middle of the last-mentioned cross-bars, a board, f, is laid flat, to secure the frame tightly together, and alsoto form a part of the roof. Two or more iron rods g must run from each of the bottom cross-bars to the top board c of the roof, properly secured hynuts and screws, to fasten the whole frame togethcmrso that itcan be moved' and handled without disturbing the peat. The car being thus loaded, and upon the tram-road, isyre'ady to'be transported to any desired locality by attachingthe wheels. For the purpose ofl movingthe` ear-wheels are constructed and attachedvto an axi'eor shaft.v Suitable hooks h are attached for the purpose of being hooked to the lower cross-bars of the car. The` forward and hind wheels are coupled by means of the hooks., loosely clasping each axle, so as to allow the axle to revolve. The hooks are designed to lelevate the cross-bars from one to two inches above the track, so as to clear the same, and are constructed to iit the shape of the cross-hars of the rack. The pressure of the load on t-he hooks will holdthem to their places,eand prevent the cross-bars from being either detached oidisplaced. Two hooks must be used for cach axle, and so placed as to hold the load in balance. The design is that scantling heplaced under the frame while being loaded, of suilicient size to allow the hooks attached to thc axle to be conveniently placed under the cross-bars, so as te receive the same. The sc-nntling can be removed,when the cross-bars are attached to the `axle bymcaus of the hooks.

When loaded and properly attached to the wheels on the track or tram-way, the machine and load` caribeA pushed or drawn on the track to the desired location, where it is to be left for drying. Each end of Ythe load `can be raised (one end at a time) by means of a lever, and the hooks detached from the cross-bars. `The loaded car will remain in the track until the peat is suiliciently dried. One set ofrwheels and aisles will answer for many c ars. It the load is too heavy to be moved by pushing, a rope-*or chain can be attached to the cross-bar, or anyr firm part of the car, and be move'd by horsepower, in the manner of towing a canalboat. It is supposed the road will be near-ly level, audit will not be necessary te attach either thills or a pole to draw'the car.

v Claim. What I claim as my invention, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The carriage, consisting of the car, constructed as described, provided with wheels attached thereto, by

means of thehooks luso formed, as to embrace and support the cross-pieces a, arranged substantially in the manner set forth and described.v

Y DANIEL E. TEAL. Witnesses:

H. N. WALTER, G. A. Erreurs. 

